Growing convergence in government, the defence industry and acquisition agencies is vital to arrest the decline of and maintain the sustainability of South Africa's defence industry, according to Acting Denel CEO Zwelakhe Ntshepe. Speaking at a ...

By Amit Cowshish The news that the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved the policy on blacklisting of defence firms in the meeting held on 7 November 2016 has generated a lot of interest. Since the details are yet to be released by the ...

The defence ministry will unveil a new blacklisting policy at the next Defence Acquisition Council meeting to be held in November, that will seek to levy penalties — graded from stiff to soft — on entities and individuals that are found violating Defence ...

The USD 650-million deal for the 145 howitzers is critical, and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is likely to consider proposals for acquiring 145 M777 ultra light howitzers from the US. The Defence Acquisition Council headed by Defence Minister ...

A deal for 83 Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) Tejas Mk-1A fighters has been cleared by India's Defence Acquisition Council (DAC). The Tejas Mk-1A will be operated solely by the Indian air force. HAL will now prepare for series production of the ...

The DAC finally have cleared the purchase of 83 LCAs at a cost of Rs 50, 025. (PTI) As the buzz was going around, deals worth over Rs 75,000 crore comprising of Light Combat Aircrafts (LCAs), helicopters and drones was already high on the agenda ...

To expedite acquisition of military hardware and ensure the Armed forces are not crippled due to the lack of key defence equipment, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) will likely finalise a regime of softer blacklisting norms on Monday. ...

Goa, October 15: In the most exciting bit of news, India has signed a Rs 39,000 crore deal for the acquisition of five new-generation S-400 Triumf air defence missile systems from Russia. The long-standing deal was signed at the India-Russia annual ...